Soda-lime Glass
Glass is not only a material that is defined by its transparency, but it is transparent in its contribution to the modern age, performing its duty as the backbone to the information revolution quietly, in the background of many of our daily routines. Glass is the base material on which many technologies are driving ahead: from the screens on our interactive, touchsensitive phones, computers and tablets and the fibreoptic cables that carry masses of digital information to the more heroic, press-worthy products, such as glass that is self-cleaning or beautiful cut-glass.
By combining glass with other materials, such as plastics, we can enhance its properties and ‘mend’ some of its inherent flaws. Examples include glass that can ...
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